List of authors by name: H

The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with H:

Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p = poetry, song lyrics

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

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• Jacob Haafner (1754–1809, Germany/Netherlands, nf)

• Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984, Norway, f)

• Dorian Haarhoff (born 1944, S Africa/Namibia)

• Espen Haavardsholm (born 1945, Norway, f/p/nf)

• Hella Haasse (1918–2011, Dutch East Indies/Netherlands, f/ch)

• Jürgen Habermas (born 1929, Germany, nf)

• Ahsan Habib (1917–1985, India/Bangladesh, p/f/ch)

• M. A. R. Habib (living, US, nf)

• Abdul Hai Habibi (1910–1984, Afghanistan, nf)

• Helon Habila (born 1967, Nigeria, f/p)

• Chékéba Hachemi (born 1974, Afghanistan, nf)

• Najat El Hachmi (born 1979, Morocco/Spain, f/nf)

• Maria Hack (1777–1844, England, nf/ch)

• Marilyn Hacker (born 1942, US, p/nf)

• Erich Hackl (born 1954, Austria, f)

• William Hacket (died 1591, England, nf)

• Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer (1816–1877, Germany, f/nf)

• Peter Hacks (1928–2003, Germany, d/nf)

• David Hackworth (1930–2005, US, nf)

• Malek Haddad (1927–1978, Algeria, p/f/nf)

• Ali Haddani (1936–2007, Morocco, p)

• Mohammad Moustafa Haddara (1930–1997, Egypt, nf/f)

• Margaret Peterson Haddix (born 1964, US, ch)

• Mark Haddon (born 1962, England, f/p/d)

• Margaret Peterson Haddix (born 1964, US, ch)

• Mark Haddon (born 1962, England, f/p/d)

• Hadewijch (fl. 13th c., Duchy of Brabant, p/nf)

• Tessa Hadley (born 1956, England, f/nf)

• Lyndall Hadow (1903–1976, Australia, f/nf)

• Hadrawi (born 1943, Somaliland, p), full name Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Hadrawi

• Ivana Hadži-Popović (born 1951, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)

• Stefan Haenni (born 1958, Switzerland, f)

• Hafez (1315–1390, Iran, p), pseudonym of Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī

• Yasser Abdel Hafez (born 1969, Egypt, f/nf)

• Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1925–2016, Norway, f)

• Sebastian Haffner (1907–1999, Germany, nf), pseudonym of Raimund Pretzel

• Einarr Hafliðason (1307–1393, Iceland, nf)

• Hannes Hafstein (1861–1922, Iceland, p)

• Stefán Jón Hafstein (born 1955, Iceland, nf)

• Guðmundur G. Hagalín (1898–1985, Iceland, nf)

• Hrafnhildur Hagalín (born 1965, Iceland, d)

• Carl August Hagberg (1810–1864, Sweden, nf)

• Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708–1754, Germany, p)

• Jessica Hagedorn (born 1949, Philippines/US, d/p)

• Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989, Norway, nf/p)

• Jean Hager (born 1932, US, f/ch)

• Mandy Hager (born 1960, N Zealand, f/ch/nf)

• Helge Hagerup (1933–2008, Norway, d/p/f)

• Inger Hagerup (1905–1985, Norway, d/p/nf)

• Klaus Hagerup (1946–2018, Norway, p/d/nf)

• H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925, England, f/nf)

• Lilias Rider Haggard (1892–1968, England, nf)

• Sakutarō Hagiwara (萩原朔太郎, 1886–1942, Japan, p)

• Emily Hahn (1905–1997, US, f/nf)

• Óscar Hahn (born 1938, Chile, f/nf/p)

• Hai Zi (海子, 1964–1989, China, p), pseudonym of Zha Haisheng (查海生)

• Qurratulain Haider (1927–2007, India, f/nf)

• Rashid Haider (1941–2020, India/Bangladesh, f)

• Matt Haig (born 1975, England, f/nf/ch)

• Arthur Hailey (1920–2004, UK/Canada, f)

• John Haines (1924–2011, US, p)

• Sarah Hainsworth (born 1967, England, nf)

• David Hair (living, N Zealand, f)

• Dragan Hajduković (born 1949, Yugoslavia/Montenegro, nf)

• Yusuf Has Hajib (c. 1019–1077, Kara Khanid Khanate, p/nf)

• Allal El Hajjam (born 1949, Morocco, p)

• Pavel Hak (born 1962, Czechoslovakia/France, f)

• Roya Hakakian (born 1966, Iran/US, p/nf)

• Abdul Hakim (c. 1620 – c. 1690, Portuguese E/Mughal E, p)

• Joy Hakim (born 1931, US, nf)

• Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987, Egypt, f/d/nf)

• Grímur Hákonarson (born 1977, Iceland, d)

• Donald Hall (1928–2018, US, p/ch/nf)

• Sarah Hall (born 1974, England, f/p)

• Arthur Hallam (1811–1833, England, p)

• Thea Halo (born 1941, US, p/f/nf)

• Jack C. Haldeman II (1941–2002, US, f)

• Joe Haldeman (born 1943, US, f)

• John Hales (1584–1656, England, nf)

• Alex Haley (1921–1992, US, nf)

• Tunku Halim (born 1964, Malaysia, f/nf/ch)

• Gisèle Halimi (1927–2020, Tunisia/France, nf)

• Basil Hall (1788–1844, Scotland/England, nf)

• Bernadette Hall (born 1945, N Zealand, d/p)

• Megan Hall (born 1972, S Africa, p)

• Parnell Hall (1944–2020, US, f)

• Pip Hall (born 1971, N Zealand, d)

• Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943, England, p/f)

• Rodney Hall (born 1935, Australia, nf/p/f)

• Roger Hall (born 1939, N Zealand, d)

• Henry Hallam (1777–1859, England, nf)

• Hallar-Steinn (fl. c. 1200, Iceland, p)

• Halldórr skvaldri (fl. first half of 12th c., Iceland, p)

• Guðný Halldórsdóttir (born 1954, Iceland, d)

• Adam de la Halle (1240–1287, France, p)

• Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777, Switzerland, nf/p)

• Edmond Halley (1656–1742, England, nf)

• Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld (c. 965 – c. 1007, Iceland, p)

• Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807–1845, Iceland, p/nf)

• Tindr Hallkelsson (fl. c. 1000, Iceland, p)

• Friedrich Halm (1806–1871, Austria, d/p/f), pseudonym of Baron Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen

• Bruce Barrymore Halpenny (1937–2015, England, nf)

• Leslie Halward (1905–1976, England, f/d)

• Rosalie Ham (born 1955, Australia, f/d)

• Boubou Hama (1906–1982, Niger, nf)

• Johann Georg Hamann (1730–1788, Germany, nf)

• Tatiana Hambro (born 1989, England, nf)

• Michael Hamburger (1924–2007, Germany/England)

• Barbara Hambly (born 1951, US, f/d)

• Joan Hambidge (born 1956, S Africa, p/nf)

• Mohammad Shafiq Hamdam (born 1981, Afghanistan, nf)

• Joan de Hamel (1924–2011, England/N Zealand, ch)

• Mohsin Hamid (born 1971, Pakistan/US, f/nf)

• Charles Hamilton (1876–1961, England, f/ch), pseudonym Frank Richards

• Edmond Hamilton (1904–1977, US, f)

• Elizabeth Hamilton (1756 or 1758–1816, Scotland, nf/p/f)

• Hervey Hamilton (1897–1985, England, f), pseudonym of Denise Robins

• José Ignacio García Hamilton (1943–2009, Argentina, nf)

• Lillias Hamilton (1858–1925, Australia/France, nf)

• Marguerite Hamilton (1920–1998, US, nf)

• Patrick Hamilton (1575–1658, Scotland, p)

• Patrick Hamilton (1904–1962, England, d/f)

• Peter F. Hamilton (born 1960, England, f)

• Virginia Hamilton (1936–2002, US, ch)

• Stefan Hammarén (born 1966, Finland, f/p)

• Beatrice Hammer (born 1963, France, f/ch)

• Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774–1856, Austria, nf)

• Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961, US, f/d)

• Philip Hammial (born 1937, Australia, p)

• John Hampson (1901–1955, England, f), pseudonym of John Frederick Norman Hampson Simpson

• Susan Hampton (born 1949, Australia, p)

• Leif Hamre (1914–2007, Norway, ch)

• Þorsteinn frá Hamri (1938–2018, Iceland, f/p)

• Knut Hamsun (1859–1952, Norway, f/p/nf)

• Marie Hamsun (1881–1969, Norway, p/ch)

• Béla Hamvas (1897–1968, Hungary, nf)

• Han Dong (韩东, born 1961, China, nf/p/f)

• Han Fei (韓非, c. 280–233 BCE, China, nf)

• Han Han (韩寒, born 1982, China, f/nf)

• Han Shaogong (韓少功, born 1953, China, f)

• Han Suyin (周光瑚, 1916–2012, China/Switzerland)

• Han Yu (韓愈, 768–824, China, nf/p)

• Kiyoteru Hanada (花田清輝, 1909–1974, Japan, nf)

• Sherin Hanaey (living, Egypt, f/d)

• H. Irving Hancock (1868–1922, US, ch/nf)

• Peter Handke (born 1942, Austria, f/d/p)

• Khady Hane (born 1962, Senegal/France, f)

• Peter Handke (born 1942, Austria, f/d/p)

• Daniel Handler (born 1970, US, ch/f/d), pseudonym Lemony Snicket

• M. Jamil Hanifi (born 1935, Afghanistan, nf)

• Yutaka Haniya (埴谷雄高, 1909–1997, Japan, f)

• Tom Hanks (born 1956, US, f)

• James Hanley (1897–1985, England, f/d)

• Ryō Hanmura (半村良, 1933–2002, Japan, f)

• Kristin Hannah (born 1960, US, f)

• Sophie Hannah (born 1971, England, p/f)

• Lillemor von Hanno (1900–1984, Norway, f/d)

• Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991, Australia, f/nf)

• Anita Hansemann (1962–2019, Switzerland, f/d/ch)

• Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 1965, Norway, f/p)

• Inger Elisabeth Hansen (born 1950, Norway, p)

• Joyce Hansen (born 1942, US, ch)

• Mark Victor Hansen (born 1948, US, f/nf)

• Maurits Hansen (1794–1842, Norway, f)

• Ron Hansen (born 1947, US, f/nf)

• Hanshan (寒山, fl. 9th c., China, p)

• Arvid Hanssen (1932–1998, Norway, p/f/ch)

• Bob Hansson (born 1970, Sweden, p)

• Bergtóra Hanusardóttir (born 1946, Faroe Is, f/nf)

• Ferdinand Hanusch (1866–1923, Austrian E, nf)

• Hao Jingfang (郝景芳, born 1984, China, f)

• Eberhard Werner Happel (1647–1690, Germany, f/nf)

• Chaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–1942, India, nf)

• Yahya Haqqi (1905–1992, Egypt, f/nf)

• Syed Shamsul Haque (1935–2016, India/Bangladesh, p/f/d)

• Hara Takashi (原敬, 1856–1921, Japan, nf)

• Tamiki Hara (原民喜, 1905–1951, Japan, nf/p)

• Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir (1942–2016, Iceland, p)

• Nino Haratischwili (born 1983, USSR/Germany, f/d)

• Mohamed Harbi (born 1933, Algeria, nf)

• Thea von Harbou (1888–1954, Germany, d/f)

• Michael Hardcastle (1933–2019, England, ch)

• Frances Hardinge (born 1973, England, ch)

• Ernst Hardt (1876–1947, Germany, d/p/f), pseudonym of Ernst Stöckhardt

• Thomas Hardy (1840–1928, England, f/p/d)

• Bjarni Harðarson (born 1961, Iceland, f)

• Ísak Harðarson (born 1956, Iceland, p/f/nf)

• John Hare (England/Nigeria, 1934–2022), pseudonym Dan Fulani

• Lesbia Harford (1891–1927, Australia, p/f)

• Roger Hargreaves (1935–1988, England, ch)

• Johann Hari (born 1979, Scotland/England, nf)

• John Harington (1560–1612, England, nf)

• Adolf von Harnack (1851–1930, Russian E/Germany, nf)

• Charles Harness (1915–2005, US, f)

• Cynthia Harnett (1893–1981, England, f/ch)

• Juan Damián López de Haro (1581–1648, Spain/Puerto Rico, nf/p)

• Beverley Harper (1943–2002, Australia/Botswana, f)

• Charles Harpur (1813–1868, Australia, p)

• Beatrice Harraden (1864–1936, England, nf)

• Yasser Harrak (living, Tangier/Canada, nf)

• Edward Harrington (1895–1966, Australia, p/f)

• James Harrington (1611–1677, England, nf)

• Alexandra Harris (born 1981, England, nf)

• Amanda Bartlett Harris (1824–1917, US, ch/nf)

• E. Lynn Harris (1955–2009, US, f)

• Ethel Hillyer Harris (1859–1931, US, f)

• Jane Elizabeth Harris (c. 1853–1942, N Zealand, nf)

• Joanne Harris (born 1964, England, f)

• Joel Chandler Harris (1848–1908, US, f/nf)

• Joseph Harris (Gomer) (1773–1825, Wales, p/nf)

• Max Harris (1921–1995, Australia, p/nf)

• Robert Harris (1951–1993, Australia, p)

• Robert Harris (born 1957, England, f)

• Rosemary Harris (1923–2019, England, ch)

• Sam Harris (born 1967, US, nf)

• Thomas Harris (born 1940, US, f)

• Tom Harris (1903–1983, England, nf)

• Wilson Harris (1921–2018, British Guiana/England, p/f/nf)

• Edith Ogden Harrison (1862–1955, US, ch)

• Elizabeth Harrison (1921–2008, England, f)

• Harry Harrison (1925–2012, US/England, f/nf)

• Jane Ellen Harrison (1850–1928, England, nf)

• Jennifer Harrison (born 1955, Australia, p)

• Jim Harrison (1937–2016, US, p/f/ch)

• Lisi Harrison (born 1970, Canada, ch/f)

• M. John Harrison (born 1945, England, f/nf)

• Martin Harrison (1949–2014, England/Australia, p)

• Sarah Harrison (born 1946, England, f/ch)

• Tony Harrison (born 1937, England, p/d)

• Les Harrop (born 1948, England/Australia, p/nf)

• Elizabeth Harrower (1928–2020, f)

• J. S. Harry (1939–2015, Australia, p)

• Lou Harry (born 1963, US, nf/d)

• Carla Harryman (born 1952, US, p/nf/d)

• Georg Philipp Harsdörffer (1607–1658, Germany, p)

• David Harsent (born 1942, England, p/d/f)

• Johan Harstad (born 1979, Norway, f/d)

• Christopher Hart (born 1965, England, f/nf)

• Josephine Hart (1942–2011, Ireland/England, f/d)

• Kevin Hart (born 1954, Australia, p/nf)

• Maarten 't Hart (born 1944, Netherlands, f)

• Michael H. Hart (born 1932, US, nf)

• Paul Hartal (born 1936, Hungary/Canada, p/nf)

• Adam Hart-Davis (born 1943, England, nf)

• Alice Hart-Davis (born 1963, Wales/England, nf)

• Duff Hart-Davis (born 1936, England, nf/f)

• Rupert Hart-Davis (1907–1999, England, nf)

• Otto Erich Hartleben (1864–1905, Germany/Italy, p/d)

• Dorothy Hartley (1893–1985, England, nf)

• L. P. Hartley (1895–1972, England, f)

• Peter Härtling (1933–2017, Germany, f/nf/ch)

• Hartmann von Aue (c. 1160/1170 – c. 1210/1220, Germany, p)

• Moritz Hartmann (1821–1872, Austrian E/Germany, p)

• Petra Hartmann (born 1970, Germany, f)

• William K. Hartmann (born 1939, US, nf)

• Michael Hartnett (1941–1999, Ireland, p), Irish name Mícheál Ó hAirtnéide

• Sonya Hartnett (born 1968, Australia, f/ch)

• Phyllis Hartnoll (1906–1997, England, p/nf)

• Jan de Hartog (1914–2002, Netherlands/US, d/f/nf)

• William Hart-Smith (1911–1990, England/Australia, p/ch)

• Julia Hartwig (1921–2017, Poland, p/nf)

• Heather Joan Harvey (1899–1989, England, nf)

• Gwen Harwood (1920–1995, Australia, p), pseudonym of Gwendoline Nessie Foster

• Ali ibn Harzihim (559–1163, Morocco, nf)

• Hussein Hasan (1850s – 1910s, Somalia, p)

• Avdo Karabegović Hasanbegov (1878–1900, Austria-Hungary, nf)

• Sinan Hasani (1922–2010, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)

• Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (1838–1907, Russian E/Romania, nf)

• Kaitarō Hasegawa (長谷川海太郎, 1900–1935, Japan, f)

• Hasegawa Nyozekan (長谷川如是閑, 1875–1969, Japan, nf)

• Hasegawa Shigure (長谷川時雨, 1879–1941, Japan, d)

• Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923, Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia, f/nf)

• Walter Hasenclever (1890–1940, Germany/France, p/d)

• Wilhelm Hasenclever (1837–1889, Germany, nf)

• Sugako Hashida (橋田壽賀子, 1925–2021, Japan, d), real name Sugako Iwasaki (岩﨑壽賀子)

• Dilara Hashem (1936–2022, India/Bangladesh, f)

• Shinkichi Hashimoto (橋本進吉, 1882–1945, Japan, nf)

• Alamgir Hashmi (born 1951, Pakistan/England, p)

• Ahmet Hâşim (c. 1884–1933, Ottoman E/Turkey)

• J. H. Haslam (1874–1969, N Zealand, p/nf)

• Eveline Hasler (born 1933, Switzerland, f/ch)

• Josef Haslinger (born 1955, Austria, f/nf)

• Nicholas Hasluck (born 1942, Australia, f/p)

• Ebba Haslund (1917–2009, Norway, f/d/ch)

• Robert Hass (born 1941, US, p/nf)

• Mohamed Hassaïne (1945–1994, Algeria, nf)

• Noordin Hassan (born 1929, Malaya/Malaysia, d)

• Zurinah Hassan (born 1949, Malaya/Malaysia, p/f)

• Henry Hasse (1913–1977, US, f)

• Jon Hassler (1932–2008, US, f)

• Libby Hathorn (born 1943, Australia, ch/p)

• Milton Hatoum (born 1952, Brazil, f)

• Ann Hatton (1764–1838, England/Wales, f)

• Joseph Hatton (1837–1907, England, f/nf)

• Wilhelm Hauff (1802–1827, Germany, p/f)

• Paal-Helge Haugen (born 1945, Norway, p/f/ch)

• Torill Thorstad Hauger (1943–2014, Norway, f/ch/nf)

• Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946, Germany/Poland, d/f)

• Georges Hausemer (1957–2018, Luxembourg, f/nf), pseudonym Theo Selmer

• Otto Hauser (1874–1932, Switzerland, nf)

• Albrecht Haushofer (1903–1945, Germany, nf)

• Marlen Haushofer (1920–1970, Austria, f)

• Raoul Hausmann (1996–1971, Austria/France, p)

• Adolph Hausrath (1837–1909, Germany, nf), pseudonym George Taylor

• Havank (1904–1964, Netherlands, f/nf), pseudonym of Hendrikus Frederikus van der Kallen

• Juanita Havill (born 1949, US, ch)

• Dewi Havhesp (1831–1884, Wales, p), pseudonym of David Roberts

• Iosi Havilio (born 1974, Argentina, f)

• Hawad (born 1950, Niger/France, p), also Mahmoudan Hawad

• Charles Boardman Hawes (1889–1923, US, f/nf)

• Stephen Hawes (died 1523, England, p)

• Ethan Hawke (born 1970, US, f)

• Mary Elizabeth Hawker (1848–1908, Scotland/England, f), pseudonym Lanoe Falconer

• Peter Hawker (1786–1853, England, nf)

• Robert Hawker (1803–1875, England, p/nf)

• Jane Hawking (born 1944, England, nf)

• Stephen Hawking (1942–2018, England, nf)

• Desmond Hawkins (1908–1999, England, nf/d)

• Gerald Hawkins (1928–2003, England/US, nf)

• Karen Hawkins (living, US, f)

• Kathleen Hawkins (1883–1981, N Zealand, p)

• Paula Hawkins (born 1972, Rhodesia/England, f)

• William Hawkins (1722–1801, England, p/d)

• Noah Hawley (born c. 1967, US, f/d)

• Julian Hawthorne (1846–1934, US, p/f/nf)

• Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864, US, f)

• Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001, S Africa/England, nf)

• Susan Hawthorne (born 1951, Australia, nf/p/f)

• Faraj Hawwar (born 1954, Tunisia, f/nf)

• Catherine Hay (1910–1995, N Zealand, f)

• George Campbell Hay (1915–1984, Scotland, p)

• Gilbert Hay (c. 1403 – post-1456, Scotland, p)

• Gyula Háy (1900–1975, Hungary, nf/d), pseudonym Stefan Faber

• Karyn Hay (born 1959, N Zealand, f)

• Yoshiki Hayama (葉山嘉樹, 1894–1945, Japan, f)

• Yuji Hayami (早見裕司, born 1961, Japan, f)

• Fumiko Hayashi (林芙美子, 1903 or 1904–1951, Japan, f/p)

• Fusao Hayashi (林房雄, 1903–1975, Japan, nf)

• Robert Hayden (1913–1980, US, p/nf)

• Myfanwy Haycock (1913–1963, Wales/England, p)

• Ernest Haycox (1899–1950, US, f)

• Jon Haylett (living, Tanganyika/Scotland, f)

• William Hayley (1745–1820, England, nf)

• Carole Hayman (living, England, f/d)

• Robert Hayman (1575–1629, England/Newfoundland, p)

• Sylvia Haymon (1918–1995, England, nf/f)

• Natalie Haynes (born 1974, England, d/f/ch)

• Tony Haynes (born 1960, US, p/ch)

• Mary Hays (1759–1843, England, nf/p/f)

• Le Ly Hayslip (born 1949, Vietnam/US,), born Phùng Thị Lệ Lý

• Nikolay Haytov (1919–2002, Bulgaria, f/d/nf)

• Joel Hayward (born 1964, N Zealand, f/nf/p)

• Carolyn Haywood (1898–1990, US, ch)

• Eliza Haywood (c. 1693–1756, England, f/d/p)

• Helen Haywood (1907–1995, England, ch)

• Barbara Haworth-Attard (born 1953, Canada, ch)

• Attila Hazai (1967–2012, Hungary, f)

• Sudhir Hazareesingh (born 1961, England/Mauritius, nf)

• Flore Hazoumé (born 1959, Republic of the Congo/Ivory Coast, f/ch)

• Paul Hazoumé (1890–1980, Benin, f/nf)

• William Hazlitt (1778–1830, England, nf/d)

• William Carew Hazlitt (1834–1913, England, nf)

• Paul Hazoumé (1890–1980, Benin, nf/f)

• Shirley Hazzard (1931–2016, Australia/US, f/nf)

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• He Changling (賀長齡, 1785–1848, China, nf)

• He Qinglian (何清漣, born 1956, China, nf)

• He Zhizhang (賀知章, c. 659–744, China, p/nf)

• Bessie Head (1937–1986, S Africa/Botswana, f/nf)

• Tim Heald (1944–2016, England, nf/f)

• Seamus Heaney (1939–2013, Ireland, p/d)

• John Hearne (1926–1994, Jamaica, f/nf)

• James Hearst (1900–1983, US, p/nf)

• Helen Heath (born 1970, N Zealand, p)

• Roy Heath (1926–2008, British Guiana/England, f)

• John Heath-Stubbs (1918–2006, England, p)

• Constance Heaven (1911–1995, England, f), pseudonym of Constance Fecher Heaven

• Christian Friedrich Hebbel (1813–1863, Germany/Austria, p/d)

• Johann Peter Hebel (1760–1826, Germany, f/p/nf)

• Reginald Heber (1783–1826, England, nf/p)

• Anne Hébert (1916–2000, Canada, f/p)

• James Hebblethwaite (1857–1921, England/Australia, p/n)

• Peter Hebblethwaite (1930–1994, England, nf)

• Fethia Hechmi (born 1955, Tunisia, f/p/nf)

• Victor Heck (born 1967, US, f/d)

• Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat (1800–1871, Persia, nf/p)

• Sadegh Hedayat (1903–1951, Iran/France, f/d/nf)

• Carol Hedges (living, England, f/ch)

• Markus Hediger (born 1959, Switzerland, p/nf)

• Friedrich Heer (1916–1983, Austria, nf)

• Etienne van Heerden (born 1954, S Africa, f/p/d)

• Simon Heere Heeresma (1932–2011, Netherlands, f/p)

• Rebecca Heflin (born 1963, US, f), pseudonym of Barbara Dianne Farb

• Simon Heffer (born 1960, England, nf)

• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831, Germany, nf)

• Hegemon of Thasos (fl. 5th c. BCE, Greece, d)

• Johannes Heggland (1919–2008, Norway, f/ch/d)

• Gunnar Heiberg (1857–1929, Norway, p/d/nf)

• Florence Parry Heide (1919–2011, US, ch)

• Martin Heidegger (1889–1976, Germany, nf)

• Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940, Sweden, p/f)

• Bernard Heidsieck (1928–2014, France, p)

• A. F. Th. van der Heijden (born 1951, Netherlands, f)

• Herman Heijermans (1864–1924, Netherlands, f/d), pseudonym Samuel Falkland

• Mohammed Hussein Heikal (Egypt, nf/f)

• Seppo Heikinheimo (1938–1997, Finland, nf)

• Moe Hein (1942–2010, Burma/Myanmar, nf/p)

• Heinrich Heine (1797–1856, Germany/France, p/nf)

• Helme Heine (born 1941, Germany/N Zealand, ch/d)

• William Heinesen (1900–1991, Faroe Is, p/f/ch)

• Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988, US, f)

• Heinrich von Morungen (died c. 1220/1222, Germany, p)

• Heinrich von Veldeke (c. 1150 – post-1184, Flanders, p/nf)

• Willi Heinrich (1920–2005, Germany, f)

• Anita Heiss (born 1968, Australia, nf/ch/p)

• Helmut Heißenbüttel (1921–1996, Germany, f/p)

• Arash Hejazi (born 1971, Iran, nf/f)

• Lyn Hejinian (born 1941, US, p/nf)

• Lin Van Hek (born 1944, Australia, p/f/nf), born Lyn Van Hecke

• Etelka Kenéz Heka (born 1936, Yugoslavia/Hungary, p/f/nf)

• Liliana Heker (born 1943, Argentina, nf)

• Kurt Held (1897–1959, Germany/Switzerland, f/p), pseudonym Kurt Held

• Herberto Hélder (1930–2015, Portugal, p)

• Einarr Helgason (fl. 10th c., Iceland, p)

• Hallgrímur Helgason (born 1959, Iceland, f/nf)

• Jón Helgason (1899–1986, Iceland, nf/p)

• Þórður Helgason (born 1947, Iceland, nf)

• Joseph Heller (1923–1999, US, f/d)

• Meshullam Feivush Heller (c. 1742–1794, Spain, nf)

• Cat Hellisen (born 1977, S Africa, f)

• Jill Hellyer (1925–2011, Australia, p/f/nf)

• Guy Helminger (born 1963, Luxembourg, f/d)

• Nico Helminger (born 1953, Luxembourg, p/f/d)

• Guðrið Helmsdal (born 1941, Faroe Is, p)

• Rakel Helmsdal (born 1966, Faroe Is, f/ch/d)

• Liv Heløe (born 1963, Norway, d)

• George Helon (born 1965, England/Australia, p/nf)

• Mark Helprin (born 1947, US, f/nf)

• Racey Helps (1913–1970, England, ch)

• Gáspár Heltai (c. 1490–1574, Hungary/Transylvania, nf)

• Felicia Hemans (1793–1835, Wales/Ireland, p)

• Kris Hemensley (born 1946, Australia, p)

• Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961, US, f/nf)

• Alexander Henderson (c. 1583–1646, Scotland, nf)

• Christina Henderson (1861–1953, N Zealand, nf)

• Ebenezer Henderson (1809–1879, Scotland, nf)

• Zenna Henderson (1917–1983, US, f)

• Tony Hendra (1941–2021, England/US, nf)

• Georges Henein (1914–1973, Egypt/France, p/nf)

• Thomas William Heney (1862–1928, Australia, nf/f/p)

• Shirl Henke (born 1942, US, f)

• Virginia Henley (born 1935, England, f)

• William Ernest Henley (1849–1903, England, p)

• Sass Henno (born 1982, USSR/Estonia, f)

• Levi Henriksen (born 1964, Norway, f/p)

• Vera Henriksen (1927–2016, Norway, f/d/nf)

• Alf Henrikson (1905–1995, Sweden, nf/p)

• Henry of Huntingdon (c. 1088 – c. 1157, England, nf)

• Marguerite Henry (1902–1997, US, ch)

• O. Henry (1862–1910, US, f)

• Robert Henryson (c. 1460–1500, Scotland, p)

• Luise Hensel (1798–1876, Germany, p)

• Philip Hensher (born 1965, England, f/nf)

• G. A. Henty (1832–1902, England, f)

• Anne Hepple (1877–1959, England, f), pseudonym of Anne Hepple Dickinson

• Heraclitus (c. 535 – c. 475 BCE, Greece, nf)

• A. P. Herbert (1890–1971, England, f/d)

• Agnes Herbert (late 1870s – 1960, Isle of Man, nf)

• Frank Herbert (1920–1986, US, f/nf)

• George Herbert (1593–1633, England, p/nf)

• William Herbert (1778–1847, England, nf/p)

• Hans Herbjørnsrud (1938–2023, Norway, f)

• Dag Herbjørnsrud (born 1971, Norway, nf)

• Manu Herbstein (born 1936, S Africa, f)

• Wilhelm Herchenbach (1818–1889, Germany, f/ch)

• Alexandre Herculano (1910–1977, Portugal, f/nf)

• Ferenc Herczeg (1863–1964, Hungary, d/f)

• Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744–1803, Germany, nf/p)

• José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905, Cuba/France, p)

• Hergé (1907–1983, Belgium, ch)

• Íeda Herman (1925–2019, Iceland/US, nf)

• Judith Hermann (born 1970, Germany, f)

• Willem Frederik Hermans (1921–1995, Netherlands, p/f/nf)

• Marie Hermanson (born 1956, Sweden, f)

• François Tristan l'Hermite (c. 1601–1665, France, d)

• Stephan Hermlin (1915–1997, Germany, f/nf/p)

• Gyula Hernádi (1926–2005, Hungary, d/f)

• Amado V. Hernandez (1903–1970, Philippines, f/p/nf)

• José Hernández (1834–1886, Argentina, nf/p)

• Miguel Hernández (1910–1942, Spain, p/d)

• Herodotus (c. 484 – c. 425 BCE, Persian E/Greece, nf)

• Antoine Héroet (died 1568, France, p)

• Don Herold (1889–1966, US, nf)

• Robert Heron (1764–1807, Scotland, nf)

• Juan Felipe Herrera (born 1948, US, p/nf/ch)

• Francis Hobart Herrick (1858–1940, US, nf)

• James A. Herrick (born 1954, US, nf)

• Jim Herrick (born 1944, England, nf)

• Robert Herrick) (1591–1674, England, p)

• Sophia Bledsoe Herrick (1837–1919, US, nf)

• Steven Herrick (born 1958, Australia, p/ch)

• James Herriot (1916–1995, England, f), pseudonym of James Alfred Wight

• Richard Herrmann (1919–2010, Norway, nf)

• Jeanne Hersch (1910–2000, Switzerland, nf)

• John Herschel (1792–1871, England, nf)

• Noreena Hertz (born 1967, England, nf)

• Solange Hertz (1920–2015, US, nf)

• James Hervey (1714–1758, England, nf)

• Thomas Kibble Hervey (1799–1859, Scotland/England, p/nf)

• Georg Herwegh (1817–1875, Germany, p)

• Theodor Herzl (1860–1904, Austria/Hungary, nf/d)

• Wilhelm Herzog (1884–1960, Germany, nf)

• Vladimir Herzog (1937–1975, Brazil, nf/d)

• Miguel Hesayne (1922–2019, Argentina, nf)

• Annabel Heseltine (born 1963, England, nf)

• Hesiod (fl. c. 750–650 BCE, Greece, p)

• Phoebe Hesketh (1909–2005, England, p)

• Harold Heslop (1898–1983, England, f)

• Hermann Hesse (1877–1962, Germany, f/p)

• Karen Hesse (born 1952, US, ch)

• Stéphane Hessel (1917–2013, Germany/France, nf)

• Helius Eobanus Hessus (1488–1540, Germany, p/nf)

• Paul Hetherington (born 1958, Australia, p)

• Olivia Hetreed (born 1960, England, d)

• Cor van den Heuvel (born 1931, US, p)

• Juliette Heuzey (1865–1952, France), f/nf

• Dag Heward-Mills (born 1963, England/Ghana, nf)

• Dorothy Hewett (1923–2002, Australia, p/f/d)

• Ellen Hewett (1843–1926, N Zealand, nf)

• Maurice Hewlett (1861–1923, England, f/p/nf)

• David Hewson (born 1953, England, f)

• Christopher Heydon (1561–1623, England, nf)

• John Heydon (1629 – c. 1667, England, nf)

• Georgette Heyer (1902–1974, England, f)

• Peter Heylyn (1599–1652, England, nf)

• Georg Heym (1887–1912, Germany, p/d)

• Stefan Heym (1913–2001, Germany, f/nf), pseudonym of Helmut Flieg

• Éva Heyman (1931–1944, Hungary, nf), child Holocaust victim

• Paul Heyse (1830–1914, Germany, f/d)

Hi–Hn
• Carl Hiaasen (born 1953, US, f/ch)

• Brenda Hiatt (living, US, f/ch)

• Christopher Hibbert (1924–2008, England, nf)

• Eleanor Alice Hibbert (1906–1993, England, f)

• Robert Hichens (1864–1950, England, f/nf/d)

• Mary St Domitille Hickey (1882–1958, N Zealand, nf)

• Clifford B. Hicks (1920–2010, US, ch)

• Molly Hide (1913–1995,

• Andrej Hieng (1925–2000, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d)

• Keigo Higashino (東野圭吾, born 1958, Japan, f)

• Dick Higgins (1938–1998, England/US, p/nf)

• Jack Higgins (1929–2022, England, f), pseudonym of Henry Patterson

• Kristan Higgins (living, US, f)

• Sarah Higgins (1830–1923, N Zealand, nf)

• Philip E. High (1914–2006, England, f)

• Charles Higham (1931–2012, England/US, nf)

• Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995, US/Switzerland, f)

• Scott Hightower (born 1952, US, p/nf)

• Ichiyō Higuchi (樋口一葉, 1872–1896, Japan, f), pseudonym of Natsu Higuchi (樋口奈津)

• Naseem Hijazi (1914–1996, India/Pakistan, f)

• Nâzım Hikmet (1902–1963, Ottoman E/Turkey, p/d/f)

• Wolfgang Hilbig (1941–2007, Germany, f/p)

• Hildebrand (1814–1903, Netherlands), pseudonym of Nicolaas Beets

• Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916–1991, Germany/Switzerland, p/nf)

• Edmund Wallace Hildick (1925–2001, England, ch)

• Richard Hildreth (1807–1865, US, nf)

• James Hildyard (1809–1887, England, nf)

• Fiona Hile (living, Australia, p/f/nf)

• Barry Hill (born 1943, nf/p)

• David Hill (born 1942, N Zealand, f/ch)

• Douglas Hill (1935–2007, Canada, f)

• Ernestine Hill (1899–1972, Australia, nf/f/d)

• Eva Hill (1898–1981, N Zealand, nf)

• Geoffrey Hill (1932–2016, England, p/nf)

• Grace Livingston Hill (1865–1947, US, f)

• Joe Hill (born 1972, US, f/p)

• Justin Hill (born 1971, Bahamas/Hong Kong, f)

• Lorna Hill (1902–1991, England, ch)

• Napoleon Hill (1883–1970, US, nf)

• Reginald Hill (1936–2012, England, f)

• Selima Hill (born 1945, England, p)

• Susan Hill (born 1942, England, f/nf)

• Tobias Hill (born 1970, England, p/nf/f)

• Rut Hillarp (1914–2003, Sweden, p/f)

• Richard Hillary (1919–1943, Australia/Scotland, nf)

• Kurt Hiller (1885–1972, Germany, nf)

• Tony Hillerman (1925–2008, US, f/nf)

• Etty Hillesum (1914–1943, Netherlands, nf), Holocaust victim

• Richard Hillman (born 1964, Australia, p)

• Hilda Hilst (1930–2004, Brazil, p/f/d)

• James Hilton (1900–1954, f/d)

• John Buxton Hilton (1921–1986, England, f)

• Paris Hilton (born 1981, US, nf)

• Walter Hilton (c. 1340/1345–1396, England, nf)

• Chester Himes (1909–1984, US/Spain, f)

• Bensalem Himmich (born 1948, Morocco, f/p/nf)

• Saeko Himuro (氷室冴子, 1957–2008, Japan, f/nf/d)

• Kōnosuke Hinatsu (日夏耿之介, 1890–1971, Japan, p), pseudonym of Kunito Higuchi

• Thomas Hinde (1926–2014, England, f/nf)

• Joanna Hines (living, England, f/nf)

• Francis Charles Hingeston-Randolph (1833–1910, England, nf), born Francis Hingston

• Ashihei Hino (火野葦平, 1907–1960, Japan, f)

• Hinrek van Alckmer (fl. 15th c., Netherlands, f)

• Ellen Hinsey (born 1960, US, nf)

• Nigel Hinton (born 1941, England, ch)

• S. E. Hinton (born 1948, US, ch)

• Christopher Hinz (born 1951, US, f)

• Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder (1741–1796, Germany, nf)

• Hippocrates (c. 460 – c. 370 BCE, Greece, nf)

• Hipponax (fl. late 6th c. BCE, Ephesus, p)

• Taiko Hirabayashi (平林たい子, 1905–1972, Japan, nf/f)

• Hiraide Shū (平出修, 1878–1914, Japan, f/p)

• Yumie Hiraiwa (平岩弓枝, 1932–2023, Japan, f)

• Andrea Hirata (born 1967, Indonesia, f)

• Hirato Renkichi (平戸廉吉, 1893–1822m Japan, p/nf)

• Kazuo Hirotsu (広津和郎, 1891–1968, Japan, f/nf)

• Hirotsu Ryurō (広津柳浪, 1861–1928, Japan, f), pseudonym of Hirotsu Naoto

• Rozalie Hirs (born 1965, Netherlands, p)

• Afua Hirsch (born 1981, Norway/England, nf)

• Jane Hirshfield (born 1953, US, p/nf)

• Obo Aba Hisanjani (born 1949, Nigeria, p)

• Juran Hisao (久生十蘭, 1902–1957, Japan, f), pseudonym of Masao Abe (阿部正雄)

• Jane Hissey (born 1952, England, ch)

• George Hitchcock (1914–2010, US, p/d/nf)

• Lydia Hitchcock (1946–2011, US/England, n), pseudonym of Penny Jordan

• Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011, England/US, nf)

• H. L. Hix (born 1960, US, p/nf)

• Jón Oddsson Hjaltalín (1749–1835, Iceland, p/nf)

• Þórvaldr Hjaltason (fl. late 10th c., Iceland, p)

• Hera Hjartardóttir (born 1983, Iceland/N Zealand, p)

• Snorri Hjartarson (1906–1986, Iceland, p)

• Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959, Norway, f)

• Ludu U Hla (1910–1982, Burma, nf)

• Pho Hlaing (1830–1883, Burma, nf)

• Thakin Kodaw Hmaing (1876–1964, Burma, p/f/d)

• Olvir Hnufa (fl. late 9th – early 10th c., Iceland, p)

Ho–Hr
• Ho Fuk Yan (何福仁, living, Hong Kong, nf/p)

• Benjamin Hoadly (1676–1761, England, nf)

• Tami Hoag (born 1959, US, f)

• Pham Thi Hoai (born 1960, Vietnam/Germany, f/nf)

• Louisa Gurney Hoare (1784–1836, England, nf)

• Mike Hoare (1919–2020, India/S Africa, nf)

• Russell Hoban (1925–2011, US/England, f/p/ch)

• Ion Hobana (1931–2011, Romania, f/nf), pseudonym of Aurelian Manta Roşie

• Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679, England, nf)

• Pam Hobbs (born 1929/1930, England/Canada, nf)

• Will Hobbs (born 1974, US, ch)

• Hermione Hobhouse (1934–2014, England, nf)

• John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton (1786–1869, England, nf)

• Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012, Egypt/England, nf)

• Lady Margaret Hoby (1571–1633, England, nf)

• Thomas Hoccleve (1368–1426, England, p)

• Zoran Hočevar (born 1944, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d)

• Rolf Hochhuth (1931–2020, Germany, d/f)

• Fritz Hochwälder (1911–1986, Austria, d)

• Mary Hocking (1921–2014, England, f)

• Emmanuel Hocquard (1940–2019, France, p/nf/f)

• Jakob van Hoddis (1887–1942, Germany, p), pseudonym of Hans Davidsohn

• Jane Aiken Hodge (1917–2009, US/England, f/nf)

• Merle Hodge (born 1944, Trinidad, f/nf)

• Philip Hodgins (1959–1995, Australia, p)

• Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–1994, Egypt/England, nf)

• Helen Hodgman (born 1946, Scotland/Australia, f)

• W. N. Hodgson (1893–1916, England/France, p), pseudonym Edward Melbourne

• William Ballantyne Hodgson (1815–1880, Scotland, nf)

• Tone Hødnebø (born 1962, Norway, p)

• Michal Miloslav Hodža (1811–1870, Austria-Hungary, nf/p)

• Peter Høeg (born 1957, Denmark, f)

• Sigurd Hoel (1890–1960, Norway, f)

• Tore Elias Hoel (born 1953, Norway, p/f/ch)

• Edvard Hoem (born 1949, Norway, f/d)

• Michael Hoeye (born 1947, US, ch)

• Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989, US, nf)

• Mary Hoffman (born 1945, England, ch)

• August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798–1874, Germany)

• E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822, Germany, f/nf)

• Heinrich Hoffmann (1809–1894, Germany, p/ch)

• Barbara Hofland (1770–1844, England, ch)

• Wim Hofman (born 1941, Netherlands, f)

• Albert Hofmann (1906–2008, Switzerland, nf)

• Gert Hofmann (1931–1993, Germany, d/f)

• Michael Hofmann (born 1957, Germany/US, p)

• Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929, Austria, f/d/p)

• Gunvor Hofmo (1921–1995, Norway, p)

• James P. Hogan (1941–2010, England/Ireland, f)

• Shanna Hogan (1982–2020, US, nf)

• James Hogg (1770–1835, Scotland, p/f/nf)

• Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham (born 1946, England, nf)

• Thomas Jefferson Hogg (1792–1862, England, nf/f)

• Robert Hohlbaum (1886–1955, Austrian E/Germany, f/nf)

• Franz Hohler (born 1943, Switzerland, f)

• Hideji Hōjō (北条秀司, 1902–1996, Japan, f/d)

• Odd Hølaas (1898–1968, Norway, nf)

• Anton Holban (1902–1937, Romania, f/nf)

• Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754, Norway, p/f/nf)

• Zita Holbourne (born 1960s, England, nf)

• David Holbrook (1923–2011, England, f/p/nf)

• Jasmina Holbus (born 1968, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)

• M. H. Holcroft (1902–1993, N Zealand, nf/f)

• Thomas Holcroft (1745–1809, England, d/nf/p)

• Hubert Ashton Holden (1822–1896, England, nf)

• Wendy Holden (born 1961, England, f/nf)

• Wendy Holden, (born 1965, England, f)

• Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843, Germany, p/nf)

• Elizabeth Sanxay Holding (1889–1955, US, f)

• Robert Holdstock (1948–2009, England, f)

• Ethel Carnie Holdsworth (1886–1962, England, p/f/ch)

• Margaret Holford (the elder) (1757–1784, England, f/d/p)

• Margaret Holford (1778–1852, England, p)

• Abraham Holland (died 1626, England/Isle of Man, p)

• Barbara Holland (1933–2010, US, nf)

• Jane Holland (born 1966, England, p/f/nf)

• Norah M. Holland (1876–1925, Canada, p/f/nf)

• Patrick Holland (born 1977, Australia, f)

• Sarah Holland (born 1961, England/Scotland, n)

• Tom Holland (born 1968, nf)

• Charlotte Lamb (1937–2000, England/Isle of Man, f)

• Sarah Holland-Batt (born 1982, Australia, p/nf)

• John Hollander (1929–2013, US, p/nf)

• Alan Hollinghurst (born 1954, England, f/p)

• Matthew Hollis (born 1971, England, p)

• Ada Augusta Holman (1869–1949, Australia, nf/f/ch)

• Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (1852–1937, Argentina, nf/f)

• Timothy Holme (1928–1987, England/Italy, nf/f)

• Janet Holmes (born 1947, N Zealand, nf)

• Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809–1894, US, p/nf)

• Richard Holmes (born 1945, England, nf)

• Victoria Holmes (living, England, f)

• Egil Holmsen (1917–1990, Sweden, d/f)

• Sverre Holmsen (1906–1992, S Africa/Sweden, nf)

• Sara Holmsten (1713–1795), Sweden

• Michael Holroyd (born 1935, England, nf)

• Adriaan Roland Holst (1888–1976, Netherlands, p)

• Henriette Roland Holst (1869–1952, Netherlands, p/nf)

• Imogen Holst (1907–1984, England, nf)

• Anne Holt (born 1958, Norway, f)

• Frank L. Holt (living, US, nf)

• Hazel Holt (1928–2015, England, f)

• Kåre Holt (1916–1997, Norway, ch/f/nf)

• Nathalia Holt (born 1980, US, nf)

• Tom Holt (born 1961, England, f)

• Victoria Holt (1906–1993, England, f), pseudonym of Eleanor Burford Hibbert

• William Holt (1897–1977, England, nf/f)

• Winifred Holtby (1898–1935, England, f/nf)

• Karl von Holtei (1798–1880, Germany, p)

• Åsta Holth (1904–1999, Norway, f/p)

• Hans Egon Holthusen (1913–1997, Germany, p/nf)

• Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty (1748–1776, Germany, p)

• William Holwell (1726–1798, England, nf)

• George Holyoake (1817–1906, England, nf)

• Arno Holz (1863–1929, Germany, p/d)

• Stewart Home (born 1962, England, f/nf)

• Homer (early 9th – late 8th c. BCE, Greece, p)

• Annie Homer (1882–1953, England, nf)

• Ee Tiang Hong (1933–1990, Malaya/Australia, p)

• Hong Liangji (洪亮吉, 1746–1809, China, nf)

• Hong Zicheng (洪自誠, fl. 1572–1620, China, nf), pseudonym Huanchu Daoren (還初道人)

• Hong Ying (虹影, born 1962, China, p/f)

• Barbara Honigmann (born 1949, Germany, f)

• Axel Honneth (born 1949, Germany/US, nf)

• Christophe Honoré (born 1970, France, ch/f)

• Luis Bernardo Honwana (born 1942, Mozambique, f)

• Lynley Hood (born 1942, N Zealand, nf)

• Thomas Hood (1799–1845, England, p/f)

• Tom Hood (1835–1874, England, nf/p)

• Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647, Netherlands, nf/p/d)

• Theodore Hook (1788–1841, England, f/nf)

• Hilda Mary Hooke (1898–1978, Canada, p/d)

• Robert Hooke (1635–1703, England, nf)

• Richard Hooker (1554–1600, England, nf)

• Thomas Hooker (1586–1647, England/US, nf)

• John Hoole (1727–1803, England, nf/d)

• Ed Hooper (born 1964, US, nf)

• John Hooper (c. 1495–1555, England, nf)

• Kay Hooper (born 1958, US, f)

• Peyman Hooshmandzadeh (born 1969, Iran, f/nf)

• Isaac Daniel Hooson (1880–1948, Wales, p)

• Charles Hooton (1810–1847, England, f/nf)

• Harry Hooton (1908–1961, Australia, p/nf)

• A. D. Hope (1907–2000, Australia, p/nf)

• Alexander Beresford Hope (1820–1887, England, nf)

• Anthony Hope (1863–1933, England, f/d)

• Christopher Hope (born 1944, S Africa, f/p)

• Henry Thomas Hope (1808–1862, England, nf)

• Thomas Hope (1769–1831, England, f)

• Hans Hopfen (1835–1904, Germany, p/f)

• Ellice Hopkins (1836–1904, England, nf/p)

• Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889, England/Ireland, p)

• William Hopkins (1793–1866, England, nf)

• Nalo Hopkinson (born 1960, Jamaica/Canada, f)

• John Hoppner (1858–1910, England, nf/p)

• Mererid Hopwood (born 1964, Wales, p)

• Anisul Hoque (born 1965, Bangladesh, f/nf/d)

• Horace (65–8 BCE, Rome, p), Anglicization of Quintus Horatius Flaccus

• Paul Horgan (1903–1995, US, f/nf)

• Akira Hori (堀晃, born 1944, Japan, f)

• Tatsuo Hori (堀辰雄, 1904–1953, Japan, f/p/nf)

• Daigaku Horiguchi (堀口大学, 1892–1981, Japan, p)

• Sydney Horler (1888–1964, England, f)

• Nick Hornby (born 1967, England, f/nf/p)

• Richard Henry Horne (1802–1884, England, p/nf)

• Roy Horniman (1874–1930, England, f/d)

• Wendy Hornsby (born 1947, US, f)

• Paul Hornschemeier (born 1977, US, nf)

• E. W. Hornung (1866–1921, England, f/p)

• Michael Horovitz (1935–2021, England, p)

• Anthony Horowitz (born 1955, England, f)

• Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914–1988, Ottoman E/Turkey, p/d)

• Elaine Horseman (1925–1999, England, ch/f)

• Maria Teresa Horta (born 1937, Portugal, p/nf)

• Africanus Horton (1835–1883, Sierra Leone, nf)

• George Moses Horton (1798 – post-1867, US, p)

• Oto Horvat (born 1967, Yugoslavia/Italy, p/f)

• János Horváth (1921–2019, Hungary/US, nf)

• John Horvath (1924–2015, Hungary/US, nf), born János Horváth

• Ödön von Horváth (1901–1938, Austria-Hungary/France, d/f)

• Claire Horwell (living, England, nf)

• William Horwood (born 1944, England, f)

• Sally El Hosaini (living, Wales/Egypt, f/d)

• Kazushi Hosaka (保坂和志, born 1956, Japan, f)

• Shin'ichi Hoshi (星新一), 1926–1997, Japan, f)

• Tatsuko Hoshino (星野立子), 1903–1984, Japan, p)

• Hoshino Tenchi (星野天知), 1862–1950, Japan, p/nf)

• Emma Hosken (1845–1884, England, f)

• Janette Turner Hospital (born 1942, Australia/US, f)

• Khondakar Ashraf Hossain (1950–2013, E Pakistan/Bangladesh, p/nf)

• M Sakhawat Hossain (born 1948, E Pakistan/Bangladesh, nf)

• Mir Mosharraf Hossain (1847–1911, India, f/d/nf)

• Saad Z Hossain (living, Bangladesh, nf/f)

• Sadat Hossain (born 1984, Bangladesh, p/d/f)

• Selina Hossain (born 1947, India/Bangladesh, f)

• Khaled Hosseini (born 1965, Afghanistan/US, f/nf)

• Eugenio María de Hostos (1839–1903, Puerto Rico, nf/f)

• Michel Houellebecq (born 1956 or 1958, Réunion, f/p/nf)

• Stephen Hough (born 1961, England/Australia, nf)

• Joan Houlihan (living, US, p)

• Gisèle Hountondji (born 1954, Benin, f)

• Paulin J. Hountondji (born 1942, Benin, nf)

• Hasan Hourani (1974–2003, Palestine/US, ch)

• A. E. Housman (1859–1936, England, p/nf)

• Ali Squalli Houssaini (1932–2018, f/nf/ch)

• Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (born 1934, US, f/nf)

• Willem van den Hout (1915–1985, Netherlands, nf/ch), pseudonym Willy van der Heide

• Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto (born 1939, Benin, p)

• Anders Hovden (1860–1943, Norway, p/f)

• Chenjerai Hove (1956–2015, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, p/f/nf)

• Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (1864–1929, Russian E/USSR, p/nf)

• Ragnar Hovland (born 1952, Norway, f/p/ch)

• Naghash Hovnatan (1661–1722, Armenia, p)

• Anthony Howard (1934–2010, England, nf)

• Edward Howard (1624–1712, England, p/d)

• Edward Howard (1793–1841, England, f)

• Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923–2014, England, f/d/nf)

• Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516/1517–1547, England, p)

• Linda Howard (born 1950, US, f)

• Richard Howard (1929–2022, US, p/nf)

• Robert E. Howard (1906–1936, US, f)

• Robert Guy Howarth (1906–1974, Australia, nf/p)

• Youssef Howayek (1882–1967, Ottoman E/Lebanon, nf)

• Charles Howe (1661–1742, England, nf)

• Fanny Howe (born 1940, US, p/f)

• George Howe (1769–1821, Saint Kitts/Australia, nf)

• Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910, US, p/nf)

• Susan Howe (born 1937, US, p/nf)

• Ada Verdun Howell (1902–1981, Australia, p)

• Daniel Howell (born 1991, England, nf)

• Hannah Howell (born 1950, US, f)

• Thomas Jones Howell (died 1858, England, nf)

• William Dean Howells (1837–1920, US, f/nf/d)

• Edith Howes (1872–1954, N Zealand, ch)

• Francis Howgill (1618–1669, England, nf)

• Anna Mary Howitt (1824–1884, England/Austria, p/nf)

• Godfrey Howitt (1800–1873, England/Australia, nf)

• Mary Howitt (1799–1888, England/Italy, p/nf/cs)

• Richard Howitt (1799–1869, England, p)

• William Howitt (1792–1879, England, nf)

• Janni Howker (living, Cyprus/England, f/ch)

• Aslaug Høydal (1916–2007, Norway, f/p/ch)

• Ida Hegazi Høyer (born 1981, Norway, f)

• Fred Hoyle (1915–2001, England, nf)

• Bohumil Hrabal (1914–1997, Czechoslovakia, p/f)

• Hrabanus Maurus (c. 780–856, East Frankish Kingdom, nf/p)

• Chernorizets Hrabar (fl. 9th–10th c., Bulgaria, nf)

• Kristinn Hrafnsson (born 1962, Iceland, nf)

• Nikolai Hristozov (1931–2015, Bulgaria, f/p)

Ht–Hy
• Khin Khin Htoo (born 1965, Burma/Myanmar, f/nf)

• Ganggang Hu Guidice (胡剛剛, born 1984, China/US, nf/f/p)

• Hu Lanqi (胡兰畦, 1901–1994, China, nf)

• Hu Sanxing (胡三省, 1230–1302, China, nf)

• Hu Shih (胡適, 1891–1962, China, nf)

• Huaisu (懷素, 737–799, China, nf)

• Huang E (黄峨, 1498–1569, China, p)

• Huang Ruheng (黃汝亨, 1558–1626, China, p)

• Huang Tingjian (黃庭堅, 1045–1105, China, p)

• Huang Yuanyong (黃遠庸, 1885–1915, China, nf)

• Huang Zongxi (黃宗羲, 1610–1695, China, nf)

• Huang Zunxian (黃遵憲, 1848–1905, China, p)

• Madame Huarui (徐惠妃, c. 940–976, China, p)

• L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986, US, f/nf)

• Nancy Hubbard (born 1963, US, nf)

• Ricarda Huch (1864–1947, Germany, nf/f/p)

• Peter Huchel (1903–1981, Germany, p)

• Mohammad Nurul Huda (born 1949, Pakistan/Bangladesh, p/f)

• Jurij Hudolin (born 1973, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, p/nf)

• Deal W. Hudson (born 1949, US, nf)

• William Henry Hudson (1841–1922, Argentina/England, nf/f)

• Conrad Busken Huet (1826–1886, Netherlands, nf)

• Pauline von Hügel (1858–1901, England, f/nf)

• Lynn Huggins-Cooper (born 1964, England, nf/ch)

• Hugh of Flavigny (born c. 1064, France, nf)

• Dafydd ab Hugh (born 1960, Wales, f)

• Ann Harriet Hughes (1852–1910, Wales, f/p), pseudonym Gwyneth Vaughan

• Carol Hughes (born 1961, England/US, ch)

• Dorothy B. Hughes (1904–1993, US, f/nf)

• Ellen Hughes (1867–1927, Wales, nf/f/p)

• Frieda Hughes (born 1960, England/Australia, ch/p)

• Hugh Hughes (1693–1776, Wales, p)

• John Ceiriog Hughes (1832–1887, Wales, p)

• Jonathan Hughes (1721–1805, Wales, p)

• Langston Hughes (1901–1967, US, p/f/d)

• Richard Hughes (1900–1976, England/Wales, p/f/d)

• Richard Cyril Hughes (1932–2022, Wales, nf)

• Ted Hughes (1930–1998, England, p/ch)

• Thomas Hughes (1822–1896, England, f/nf)

• Thomas Rowland Hughes (1903–1949, Wales, f/d/p)

• Richard Hugo (1923–1982, US, p/nf)

• Victor Hugo (1802–1885, France, f/p/d)

• Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948, Chile, p)

• Emma Huismans (born 1947, Netherlands/S Africa, f/nf)

• Hulda (1881–1946, Iceland, p/f/nf)

• Coral Hull (born 1965, Australia, p/nf)

• Lynda Hull (1954–1994, US, p)

• John Hulme (born 1969, US, ch)

• Keri Hulme (1947–2021, N Zealand, f/p)

• T. E. Hulme (1883–1917, England, nf/p)

• Marie-Thérèse Humbert (born 1940, Mauritius/France, f)

• Alexander Hume (1558–1609, Scotland, p)

• David Hume (1711–1776, Scotland, nf)

• Fergus Hume (1859–1932, England, f)

• Norbert Hummelt (born 1962, Germany, p/nf)

• Olga Humo (1919–2013, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Lawrence Humphrey (c. 1527–1590, England, nf)

• Edward Morgan Humphreys (1882–1955, Wales, f/nf)

• Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938, England, f/nf)

• Humphrey Humphreys (1648–1712, Wales, nf)

• Barry Humphries (1934–2023, Australia, d/nf/f)

• Wilhelm Hünermann (1900–1975, Germany, nf/f)

• Christian Friedrich Hunold (1680–1721, Germany, f), pseudonym Menantes

• Angela Elwell Hunt (born 1957, US, nf/ch)

• Des Hunt (born 1941, N Zealand, ch)

• Irene Hunt (1907–2001, US, ch)

• Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton (born 1941, England, nf)

• Leigh Hunt (1784–1859, England, nf/p)

• Sam Hunt (born 1946, N Zealand, p)

• Stephen Hunt (born 1966, Canada, f)

• Tristram Hunt (born 1974, England, nf)

• Violet Hunt (1862–1942, England, f)

• Anne Hunter (1742–1821, England, p)

• Erin Hunter (fl. 2000s, England), collective pseudonym

• Jillian Hunter (born 1950, Scotland/US, f)

• Louis C. Hunter (1898–1984, US, nf)

• Norman Hunter (1899–1995, England, ch)

• Rex Hunter (1889–1960, N Zealand, p/d/f)

• Sándor Hunyady (1890–1942, Hungary, f/d)

• Dương Thu Hương (born 1947, Vietnam, nf)

• Hồ Xuân Hương (胡春香, 1772–1822, Vietnam, p)

• Marie Huot (1846–1930, France, p/nf)

• Hasan Azizul Huq (1939–2021, India/Bangladesh, f)

• Jozef Miloslav Hurban (1817–1888, Austria-Hungary, nf)

• Douglas Hurd (born 1930, England, f/nf)

• Graham Hurley (born 1946, England, f)

• Thomas Hürlimann (born 1950, Switzerland, f/d)

• Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960, US, f/nf)

• Osvaldo Hurtado (born 1939, Ecuador, nf)

• Gregg Hurwitz (living, US, f/d)

• Hanns Dieter Hüsch (1925–2005, Germany, d)

• Sibyl Marvin Huse (1866–1939, France/US, nf)

• Ihab Husni (born 1966, Egypt, ch/f)

• Abdullah Hussain (1920–2014, Malaya/Malaysia, f/nf)

• Intizar Hussain (1925–2016, India/Pakistan, f/p/nf)

• Ebrahim Hussein (born 1943, Tanzania, d/p)

• Taha Hussein (1889–1973, Egypt, nf/p)

• Nancy Huston (born 1953, Canada/France, f/nf)

• Siri Hustvedt (born 1955, US, f/nf/p)

• A. S. M. Hutchinson (1879–1971, England, f)

• Pearse Hutchinson (1927–2012, Scotland/Ireland, p)

• R. C. Hutchinson (1907–1975, England, f/d)

• Robert Hutchinson (born 1957, US, nf)

• Angela Huth (born 1938, England, f/nf)

• Lorna Hutson (born 1958, Germany/England, nf)

• Shaun Hutson (born 1958, England, f)

• Ulrich von Hutten (1488–1523, Germany/Switzerland, nf/p)

• Emily Huws (born 1942, Wales, ch)

• Aldous Huxley (1884–1963, England, f/nf/p)

• Andrew Huxley (1917–2012, England, nf)

• Anthony Huxley (1920–1992, England, nf)

• Elspeth Huxley (1907–1997, England/Kenya, f/nf)

• Francis Huxley (1923–2016, England, nf)

• Julian Huxley (1887–1975, England, nf)

• Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895, England, nf)

• Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695, Netherlands, nf)

• Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687, Netherlands, p)

• Douglas Smith Huyghue (1916–1991, Canada/Australia, p/f/nf)

• Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848–1907, France, f/nf)

• Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (1849–1921, Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia, p/d)

• Stefán frá Hvítadal (1887–1933, Iceland, p), pseudonym of Stefán Sigurðsson

• Michal Hvorecký (born 1976, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, f/nf)

• Edward Hyams (1910–1975, England/France, nf/f)

• Marina Hyde (born 1974, England, nf)

• Robin Hyde (1906–1939, N Zealand, p)

• Hasnat Abdul Hye (born 1937, India/Bangladesh, f/nf)

• Jill Hyem (1937–2016, England, d)

• Helen von Kolnitz Hyer (1896–1983, US, p)

• Anton Hykisch (born 1932, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, nf)

• Hypereides (c. 390–322 BCE, Greece, nf)